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Rómulo Betancourt es el único líder político venezolano por el que siempre he sentido ferviente admiración. Y a medida que conozco más sobre su vida y obra esa admiración se ha convertido en veneración, porque gobernó a Venezuela en situación crítica y supo superar todos los escollos que encontró en su camino para superarla, tomando algunas veces decisiones antipáticas, como la reducción del sueldo del funcionariado a los fines de sanear la económica, que encontró en la bancarrota, pero que gracias a esa medida, complementadas con otras que consideró adecuadas para devolverle ...

Is it possible to create an enjoyable and mysterious history of literature? Every author—novelist, philosopher, poet, or essayist—has any enigma to offer or reveal, either about their lives or about their works. For instance, do we know exactly where Cervantes was born? Are we sure that Conan Doyle was not a murderer? Why did Comte decide to create his own religion? Did Jose Cadalso exhume his girlfriend's corpse? Was Corneille Moiré's ghostwriter? Was Berbiguier harassed by imps? Maybe Jules Verne did belong to a secret society. Have any works been inspired by dreams—or by insanity?...

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